Dental Assistant Extern (Diablo Valley College)
La Clinica de La Raza•Concord, CA
About The Position
La Clínica de La Raza is a community-based health center committed to providing culturally appropriate, high-quality, and accessible health care to the diverse communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. This non-paid volunteer position is available only to current Dental Assistant externs from Diablo Valley College. Under the general or direct supervision of a supervising licensed dentist, the dental assistant extern performs the listed supportive dental procedures and duties.
Requirements
- Must be a current Dental Assistant extern from Diablo Valley College.
- Must have a radiographic safety certificate.
Responsibilities
- Perform extra-oral duties or procedures specified by the supervising licensed dentist, when they meet the definition of a basic supportive procedure.
- Operate dental radiography equipment for oral radiography.
- Perform intraoral and extraoral photography.
- Under direct supervision, apply nonaerosol and noncaustic topical agents and topical fluoride.
- Take intraoral impressions for nonprosthodontic appliances, facebow transfers, and bite registrations.
- Place and remove rubber dams or other isolation devices.
- Place, wedge, and remove matrices for restorative procedures.
- Remove postextraction dressings after the supervising licensed dentist inspects the surgical site.
- Perform measurements for orthodontic treatment.
- Cure restorative or orthodontic materials in the operative site with a light-curing device.
- Examine orthodontic appliances; place and remove orthodontic separators; and remove ligature ties and archwires.
- After the dentist's adjustment, examine and seat removable orthodontic appliances and deliver care instructions to the patient.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
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